Threat to MLB openers increases, talks end after 15 minutes

NEW YORK (AP) — The threat to opening day on March 31 appeared to intensify Thursday when the drawn-out talks to end Major League Baseball’s lockout ended just 15 minutes after they resumed following a four-day break.What was supposed to be the second day of spring training workouts instead was the...

Michigan raises Harbaugh’s pay back to over $7m per year

(AP) – Michigan has once again made Jim Harbaugh one of the highest paid coaches in college football.Harbaugh’s reworked five-year contract with the school, obtained Thursday through a records request, runs through the 2026 season and guarantees he will make more than $7 million annually.Harbaugh’s...

SWOSU No. 4 in initial Central Region Rankings

WEATHERFORD – The NCAA released its first set of regional rankings Wednesday, with Southwestern Oklahoma State women’s basketball coming in at No. 4 in the Central Region.The top eight teams in the region – three automatic qualifiers and five at-large bids – make the central regional tournament...

NFL hires former Attorney General Lynch in Brian Flores lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has hired a law firm that includes former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend it and its teams in Brian Flores’ race discrimination lawsuit.Lynch, the attorney general in the latter part of the Obama administration, will work with Brad Karp, chairman at Paul,...

Playoff push begins today

The high school basketball season kicks into high gear tonight.

Villeneuve adds Daytona 500 start to storied racing career

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jacques Villeneuve has a Formula One title to his name and an Indianapolis 500 victory.

Woods back on the PGA Tour but only as a tournament host

LOS ANGELES (AP) — From a balcony on the clubhouse, Tiger Woods could see Riviera in all its glory Wednesday under a blue sky, a sliver of the Pacific Ocean visible over the tops of trees and below him a course reputed to be as good as any on the PGA Tour.He’s expecting the course to be firm and...

Djokovic gets warm welcome in Dubai before tennis tournament

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic on Thursday received a warm welcome in Dubai, where he visited the world’s fair following the global drama around his decision to remain unvaccinated.After being twice detained and deported from Australia ahead of the year’s...

Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come

BEIJING (AP) — Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics.“I think everyone’s just kind of accepted that...

NEO-Enid Lady Jets complete sweep of NEO-Tonkawa

TONKAWA – LaKysia Johnson scored a game-high 32 points leading Northern Oklahoma College-Enid over NOC-Tonkawa 80-74 Saturday night.NOC-Enid trailed NOC-Tonkawa 32-30 at halftime, but the visitors scored 30 points in the third quarter to take a 60-51 lead heading into the final frame.NOC-Tonkawa...